mystery object

graham.hobart (Graham stevens) · #1 02-09-2014, 05:28 PM

An acquaintance of mine too these three shots 2 mins apart a few weeks ago - he sent me them to ask about the curious line in the middle one.
It is down near Snug in Tassie, three shots of 30 secs.
We can't work out the middle photo contains-
Any ideas?
Graham

taminga16 (Greg) · #2 02-09-2014, 05:48 PM

Perhaps it is a meteor, a friend and I experienced one over my home a few years ago that displayed an erratic path.
Greg.

astroron (Ron) · #3 02-09-2014, 05:55 PM

Just a meteor vapour distorted by the uper atmospher wind.
Cheers

LewisM · #4 02-09-2014, 06:22 PM

I believe there was another launch recently too.

Maybe the Kiwi's finally launched one, and it went a little...well, wonky

Nikolas (Nik) · #5 02-09-2014, 06:33 PM

What the others said, just a meteor

GrahamL · #6 02-09-2014, 07:55 PM

Still vividly remember that burn you spotted at astrofest a few years back Ron

Be it a launch or X -37 doing stuff (it showed up next day ) that was a memorable night for sure having that event pop up on an obsereving field full of people and gear to watch what was unfolding over 20
minutes

astroron (Ron) · #7 02-09-2014, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GrahamL

Still vividly remember that burn you spotted at astrofest a few years back Ron

Be it a launch or X -37 doing stuff (it showed up next day I think ) that was a memorable night for sure having that event pop up on an obsereving field full of people and gear to watch what was unfolding

Sure was a memorable occasion Graham,every thing from 16" to a 30" scope to Terry Cuttle imaging it .really was one for the memorybank and that's a given

Aint seen you for a while Graham,long time no see. .

Cheers